Upside Down

I’ve never done this before, but I want to dedicate this post to my dear friend Tuaca, who I love, and she knows it.
I went to my first aerial dance class yesterday.  I swung around and climbed and went upside down on a big circus rope and hanging fabric like those super pretty people [...]

Tell me

Tell me what you want
and I’ll reveal you.
this is simple.
nowhere to be, go, hide.
At the moment you believe I’ve failed you,
you’ll feel the pin prick of realization again
and come back to me.
There is no one like you.
Nothing written like this.

Writing down the bones*

I don’t know how I’d ever be a painter. As a writer, I edit every time I re-read, usually taking things out. I suspect this technique may not work out so well on a canvas. (Although I recently heard that when painting with oils, you can put saran wrap on the painting to [...]

The call to greatness

I saw my friend Ani Difranco again last night, in concert this time in Santa Rosa. And I indoctrinated Yossi, who it was a treat to share with, especially since he really liked her. Truly, as I watched I wondered how anyone couldn’t – if not appreciate her music, style or perspective, at [...]